helter-skelter (adv.)

  1. haphazardly; the books were piled up helter-skelter

    [ Syn: every which way , every which way , every which way , every which way , every which way , every which way , every which way , every which way ]

    helter-skelter (adj.)

  1. lacking a visible order or organization

    [ Syn: chaotic ]

  2. with undue hurry and confusion; a helter-skelter kind of existence with never a pause; a pell-mell dash for the train

    [ Syn: pell-mell ]

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